Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, Sep 7, 1981, 6:39 PM PDT (01:39 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-08 01:39:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.903° N, 115.845° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.59km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.033km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.039km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.065km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.369km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.045km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.910km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.484km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.130km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.85km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.05km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.69km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.06km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.05km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.56km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.612km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.78km SW of Heber, CA · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.038km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.220km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16425 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.044km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.836km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.928km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.128km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.415km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.134km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.825km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 3.07km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.04km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.36km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.721km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.311km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.211km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.382km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.016km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.822km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.681km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.19km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.714km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.530 km S of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.466km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.668km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CA · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.510km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.976km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.680km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522647. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.